February 16th, the Franco-Russian Center «L’Observatoire» gave a conference at MGIMO University.

The Director of the Center Arnaud Dubien shared with the audience the results of the analytical work performed by the think tank, as well as forecasts regarding Russia’s economic, political and social development. Arnaud Dubien also unveiled the annual report «Russia 2016» and analyzed Russia’s relations with other countries.

Igor Delanoe, the Deputy Director of the Center spoke on the Middle East and made book presentations of the following works: «Russia. The Challenges of Returning to the Middle East «and «Russia-Europe: Misunderstandings on the Continent».